Eletric meter.



P. C. MORGANTHALER.

ELECTRIC METER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1908.

Patented June 15, 1909.

| nu ml 7 INVENTDH PETER E. /I/IHGNTHALEH EESEE" KSTA I TTY vll onirica',PETER C. MORGANTHALER, OF FORT WAYNE, INDANA, ASSIGNORY TO GENERALELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC METER.

`ispeoiiceftion of Letters Patent.

Patented. .Tune 15, i909. i

Application led anuary l?, 190?. Serial. No. M1255.

To all whom `may concern:

Be it known that i, Pinna C. MORGAN- 'riL-iniin, oitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fort liiayne, county of Allen, State of indiana,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Electric ivleters,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to electric meters, and more especially to thatportion of a meter mechanism w" ich commonly known the shipping device.

Many oi the electric meters, which are in use at the present time have aShaft resting upon a. thrust-hearingl whose hearing; surface is formedof a jewel in order to minimize friction. lf'hen euch meters aretransported or shipped. it has heen found that the jar incident to suchtransportation is apt to eraclr or damage the jewel hearing surface,unless means are laken to hold the meter shaft firmly :nul remove the.jewel hearing from Contact with the hearing pivot of the meter shaft.

l ani aware lhat there are many forms of shipping ilev es for electricmeters but the greater portion o'lz thcee devices is inconvenient. whenapplied to a meter which it is desired to frequently transport ami isirequently used, such as a meter in use for calihrating purposes and theobject ol my invention ther lore, to provide a shipping device which canhe reaoily and conveniently n; d on such meters, anni will he cheap andreliahle.

For a further nncierstainlingij of my in v .'nlion, reference may he hadto the ac companying drawing', which shows vertical vicvv, partially insection, of a meter shaft to which my new inveniioris applied, and aportion of the meter mechanism.

have shown a shaft l, which may Constructed any well known fashion, andto which is allai-heil the armature 2, heltl by set-screws f'. l haveshown armature, hut it is obvious that any form' of armature may he usedin the applica tion oi my invention. The armature through the shaftdrives the `amar-train Ll, in any` welllmffnvn fashion. Attached to thelower enel.. oi the shaft lfnave .shown the hearing pivot which restsupon the thrust-hearing o, which may be made 1n any Well known fashion.

Y is a lock-nut, which locks; the hearing in aV cunshapefl the wellknown manner, hat ,l construct. this nut in a peculiar manner,fashioning' the upper portion of it in the form ot' a cap, which.

lar S attached to the hearing pivot and re-/SO volving inSiile cap 7,and so arranged with reference to cap 7, that when the meter Shaft ieraised, this collar will come in contact with cap 7, and thus hold thelower portion of the meter shalt firmly. At the upper end of the sha-itl have shown a collar 9, and in operative relation with this collar a.iever l0, one end of which enoircles the shaft, and is so arranged thatnormally its poSition is below collar 9, and the shaft can freelyrevolve.' Lever l() is loosely pivoted intermediate its ends upon screwil, which is xed to sonic portion of the ieter-frarne or casing, andatlhe end opposite that encircling the shaft is loosely attached to ascrew l2 iasteneil'to the operating. Screw 13. rScrew 13 has a linurlcdheaii le, which extends above the upper part of the 'meter casing 1.3,and has lock-nuts i6, which prevent an upward movement of more than adesired amount.

yl`he operation of my device will then be as follow. When it is desiredtoship the .ineler, screw '1 4 is turned in the usual inanner, whichcauses lever lO to engage withcollar l, thus raising the shaft oifof thelower jewel hearing and holding,` the upper portion tirinly byJrictional contact between collar 9, and lever l() and thev lowerportion firmly by liriclzional contact between collar 8 and cap 7.

While l have shown my invention as oai`- rieil out with a certainconstruction and Cerf tain parts, itvwill he obvious that chang-esimaybe made in this conatruotion and these parte, which do not departfrom the Spirit ot my' invention and are within the Scope or" theappended claims. l

What I claim as new and. desire to secure hy Letters laienl of theUnited States, is,-

l. ln a meter, the con'ihination of a shaft with a lower thrust hearing,a collar at each emi or' the shaft, a lever in operative rela tion withone collar for lifting;u the shaft avvayfroin the hearingn and holdingone endiirnily, and a cap lor the bearing encircling Y the shall: and inoperative relation with the other collar holding the saune firmly whenthe shaft is lifted.

2. ln a meter, the combination of a shaft,

a collar at each end thereof, a lever operated by the action of a screwmechanism at one end, the other end in operative relation to the uppercollar of the shaft, so that upon movement of the screw itraises theshaft and holds the same firmly, and a fixed cap surrounding the lowerend of the shaft and in operative relation to the lower collar of theshaft holding the same firmly When the shaft is raised.

3. In a meter, the combination of a vertical shaft with a lower thrustbearing, and a collar at each end, a lever in operative relation withthe upper collar raising the shaft off the thrust-hearing holding theupper col- 15 lar firmly and controlled by a sgreW extending beyond theupper portion of the meter casing, and a cap attached to the lowerbearing surrounding` the shaft above lthe loWer collar and holding thesame firmly when the shaft is raised.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of January,1908.

FETER C. MORGANTHALER.

Witnesses:

C. S. TURNBLESON, C. E. HORN.

